Extra wk 3 studying Flashcards

1
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What condition is associated with hypersegmented neutrophils?

A

Megaloblastic anemia

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2
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What do neutrophils fight?

A

Bacteria

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3
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What does a left shift in the WBC differential indicate?

A

Ongoing bacterial infection

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4
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What is a common cause of elevated ferritin levels?

A

Inflammation or infection

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5
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1) What is total iron binding capacity (TIBC) / transferrin?
2) When is it high?

A

1) Measurement of all proteins available for binding iron (mostly transferrin)
2) Iron deficiency

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6
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1) What is transferrin saturation?
2) When is it decreased and increased?

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1) Percentage of TIBC (mostly transferrin) that is saturated with iron
2) Decreased in iron deficiency anemia, increased in other anemias + iron overload or poisoning

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7
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Increased ferritin represents iron excess, like in what condition?

A

Hemochromatosis

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8
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Name something that is factitiously elevated in chronic disease states

A

Ferritin

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9
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Total iron in body = what 2 things?

A

Ferritin (stored iron) + TIBC (transferrin)

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10
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What happens to ferritin (stored iron) and TIBC (transferrin) when there’s too much iron out?

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Ferritin decreases, TIBC increases

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What happens to ferritin (stored iron) and TIBC (transferrin) when there’s too much iron-in?

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Ferritin increases, TIBC decreases

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12
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What is CRP?

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Acute phase reactant protein secreted by liver in the presence of inflammation or bacterial infections (nonspecific)

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13
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What is used to determine cardiac risk factors? (hint: elevated = 3xs increased risk MI)

A

CRP

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14
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What factors are measured by PTT?

A

8, 9, 11, and 12

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15
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Fibrinogen assay measures what factor?

A

Factor I

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16
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List 3 situations where fibrinogen assay may be decreased

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1) Liver disease
2) Consumptive coagulopathy
3) Recent transfusion (banked blood does not have fibrinogen)

17
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What is INR?

A

Calculated from PT in order to assess risk of bleeding/coagulation; essentially a measure of how much longer it takes for blood to clot
-ex: 1.5 = 50% longer for blood to clot (blood is “thinner”)

18
Q

True or false: PT and INR communicate the same thing

19
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When might D-dimer increase?

A

DVT, PE; cancer, inflammation, infection, COVID-19; Sickle cell disease

20
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Basophilia on its own might indicate what?

21
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What measures available proteins for iron binding?

A

TIBC/ transferrin

22
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What condition is associated with Auer rods?

A

Acute myeloid leukemia

23
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Neutrophils with 6 or more lobes are highly sensitive and specific for megaloblastic anemias. What are they called?

A

Hypersegmented neutrophils

24
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Oval inclusions due to severe stress (like burns)causing improper maturation are?

A

Dohle bodies

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If neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils, mast cells are elevated, what can this indicate?
Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML)
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Lymphocytes are the only cell elevated with what condition?
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)
27
Which anemia is associated with folate deficiency?
Macrocytic
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Which cell type is associated with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)?
Lymphoblasts
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What condition is characterized by decreased MCHC?
Hypochromic RBCs (hgb deficiency)
30
What is probably a machine error or hemolyzed sample ?
Hyperchromic RBCs
31
What condition is indicated by basophilia?
Leukemia
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What does an elevated INR indicate?
Increased bleeding risk
33
Which test is used to measure inflammation and cardiac risk?
C-reactive protein (CRP)
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What does the total iron-binding capacity (TIBC) measure?
All proteins available for binding iron (mostly transferrin)
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What condition is diagnosed with a blood smear showing blast cells?
Leukemia